1 Глаго́лю же: въ є҆ли́ко вре́мѧ наслѣ́дникъ мла́дъ є҆́сть, ничи́мже лꙋ́чшїй є҆́сть раба̀, госпо́дь сы́й всѣ́хъ: 2 но под̾ повели́тєли и҆ приста̑вники є҆́сть да́же до наро́ка ѻ҆́тча. 3 Та́кожде и҆ мы̀, є҆гда̀ бѣ́хомъ мла́ди, под̾ стїхі́ами бѣ́хомъ мі́ра порабоще́ни: 4 Є҆гда́ же прїи́де кончи́на лѣ́та, посла̀ бг҃ъ сн҃а своего̀ є҆диноро́днаго, ражда́емаго ѿ жены̀, быва́ема под̾ зако́номъ, 5 да подзакѡ́нныѧ и҆скꙋ́питъ, да всыновле́нїе воспрїи́мемъ. 6 И҆ поне́же є҆стѐ сн҃ове, посла̀ бг҃ъ дх҃а сн҃а своегѡ̀ въ сердца̀ ва́ша, вопїю́ща: а҆́вва ѻ҆́ч҃е. 7 Тѣ́мже ᲂу҆жѐ нѣ́си ра́бъ, но сы́нъ: а҆́ще ли же сы́нъ, и҆ наслѣ́дникъ бж҃їй і҆и҃съ хрⷭ҇то́мъ. 8 Но тогда̀ ᲂу҆́бѡ не вѣ́дꙋще бг҃а, слꙋжи́сте не по є҆стествꙋ̀ сꙋ́щымъ богѡ́мъ: 9 нн҃ѣ же, позна́вше бг҃а, па́че же позна́ни бы́вше ѿ бг҃а, ка́кѡ возвраща́етесѧ па́ки на немощны̑ѧ и҆ хꙋды́ѧ стїхі́и, и҆̀мже па́ки свы́ше слꙋжи́ти хо́щете; 10 дни̑ смотрѧ́ете, и҆ мцⷭ҇ы, и҆ времена̀, и҆ лѣ̑та. 11 Бою́сѧ ѡ҆ ва́съ, є҆да̀ ка́кѡ всꙋ́е трꙋди́хсѧ въ ва́съ. 12 Бꙋ́дите ꙗ҆́коже а҆́зъ, занѐ и҆ а҆́зъ, ꙗ҆́коже вы̀: бра́тїе, молю̀ вы̀. Ничи́мже менѐ ѡ҆би́дѣсте: 13 вѣ́сте же, ꙗ҆́кѡ за не́мощь пло́ти благовѣсти́хъ ва́мъ пе́рвѣе: 14 и҆ и҆скꙋше́нїѧ моегѡ̀, є҆́же во пло́ти мое́й, не ᲂу҆ничижи́сте, ни ѡ҆плева́сте, но ꙗ҆́коже а҆́гг҃ла бж҃їѧ прїѧ́сте мѧ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ хрⷭ҇та̀ і҆и҃са. 15 Ко́е ᲂу҆̀бо бѧ́ше бл҃же́нство ва́ше; Свидѣ́тельствꙋю бо ва́мъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ, а҆́ще бы бы́ло мо́щно, ѻ҆чеса̀ ва̑ша и҆звертѣ́вше да́ли бы́сте мѝ. 16 Тѣ́мже вра́гъ ва́мъ бы́хъ, и҆́стинꙋ ва́мъ глаго́лѧ; 17 Ревнꙋ́ютъ по ва́съ не до́брѣ, но ѿлꙋчи́ти ва́съ хотѧ́тъ, да и҆̀мъ ревнꙋ́ете. 18 Добро́ же, є҆́же ревнова́ти всегда̀ въ до́брѣмъ, и҆ не то́чїю внегда̀ приходи́ти мѝ къ ва́мъ. 19 Ча̑дца моѧ̑, и҆́миже па́ки болѣ́знꙋю, до́ндеже воѡбрази́тсѧ хрⷭ҇то́съ въ ва́съ: 20 хотѣ́лъ же бы́хъ прїитѝ къ ва́мъ нн҃ѣ и҆ и҆змѣни́ти гла́съ мо́й, ꙗ҆́кѡ не домышлѧ́юсѧ ѡ҆ ва́съ. 21 Глаго́лите мѝ, и҆̀же под̾ зако́номъ хо́щете бы́ти: зако́на ли не слꙋ́шаете; 22 Пи́сано бо є҆́сть, ꙗ҆́кѡ а҆враа́мъ два̀ сы̑на и҆мѣ̀: є҆ди́наго ѿ рабы̀, а҆ дрꙋга́го ѿ свобо́дныѧ. 23 Но и҆́же ѿ рабы̀, по пло́ти роди́сѧ: а҆ и҆́же ѿ свобо́дныѧ, по ѡ҆бѣтова́нїю. 24 Ꙗ҆̀же сꙋ́ть и҆носказа́єма: сїѧ̑ бо є҆ста̀ два̀ завѣ̑та: є҆ди́нъ ᲂу҆́бѡ ѿ горы̀ сїна́йскїѧ, въ рабо́тꙋ ражда́ѧй, и҆́же є҆́сть а҆га́рь: 25 а҆га́рь бо, сїна̀ гора̀ є҆́сть во а҆раві́и, прилага́етсѧ же нн҃ѣшнемꙋ і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мꙋ, рабо́таетъ же съ ча̑ды свои́ми: 26 а҆ вы́шнїй і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ свобо́дь є҆́сть, и҆́же є҆́сть ма́ти всѣ̑мъ на́мъ. 27 Пи́сано бо є҆́сть: возвесели́сѧ, непло́ды, не ражда́ющаѧ: расто́ргни и҆ возопѝ, неболѧ́щаѧ: ꙗ҆́кѡ мнѡ́га ча̑да пꙋсты́ѧ па́че, не́жели и҆мꙋ́щїѧ мꙋ́жа. 28 Мы́ же, бра́тїе, по і҆саа́кꙋ ѡ҆бѣтова́нїѧ ча̑да є҆смы̀. 29 Но ꙗ҆́коже тогда̀ по пло́ти роди́выйсѧ гонѧ́ше дꙋхо́внаго, та́кѡ и҆ нн҃ѣ. 30 Но что̀ глаго́летъ писа́нїе; И҆зженѝ рабꙋ̀ и҆ сы́на є҆ѧ̀, не и҆́мать бо наслѣ́довати сы́нъ рабы́нинъ съ сы́номъ свобо́дныѧ. 31 Тѣ́мже, бра́тїе, нѣ́смы рабы̑нина ча̑да, но свобо́дныѧ.
Galatians · Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
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Notes on this text (3)
- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
Cross references (30)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Galatians 4:23; Galatians 4:29; Genesis 24:2–3
- 3 Colossians 2:20; Colossians 2:8; Galatians 4:9; Galatians 2:4; Galatians 4:31–5:1
- 4 Isaiah 7:14; Mark 1:15; Romans 1:3; John 1:14; Matthew 1:23
- 5 Hebrews 9:15; Ephesians 1:5; 1 Peter 1:18–20; Ephesians 1:7; Galatians 3:13
- 6 Romans 8:15–17; Romans 5:5; Romans 8:9; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Ephesians 2:18
- 7 Galatians 3:29–4:2; Romans 8:16–17; Galatians 3:26; 1 Corinthians 3:21–23; Galatians 4:5–6
- 8 1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:5; Ephesians 2:11–12; 1 Corinthians 10:19–20
- 9 1 Corinthians 8:3; Galatians 3:3; Romans 8:3; 1 John 5:20; 2 Peter 2:20
- 10 Colossians 2:16–17; Romans 14:5; Leviticus 23:1–44; Numbers 28:1–29; Leviticus 25:13
- 11 1 Thessalonians 3:5; Philippians 2:16; 2 John 8; Galatians 2:2; Galatians 4:20
- 12 2 Corinthians 2:5; 1 Kings 22:4; 1 Corinthians 9:20–23; Genesis 34:15; Galatians 6:14
- 13 1 Corinthians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 12:7–10; 2 Corinthians 11:30; 2 Corinthians 10:10; Galatians 1:6
- 14 Matthew 10:40; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 13:2; 2 Samuel 19:27; 2 Corinthians 5:20
- 15 Romans 5:2; Colossians 4:13; 1 John 3:16–18; Romans 9:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:13
- 16 Amos 5:10; Proverbs 9:8; John 8:45; Galatians 5:7; Psalm 141:5
- 17 2 Corinthians 11:13–15; Romans 16:18; 2 Peter 2:3; Matthew 23:15; 1 Corinthians 4:8
- 18 Philippians 2:12; Revelation 3:19; Philippians 1:27; Psalm 119:139; 1 Corinthians 15:58
- 19 Ephesians 4:13; Romans 13:14; Romans 8:29; Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 4:12
- 20 1 Thessalonians 2:17–18; 1 Corinthians 4:19–21; 1 Thessalonians 3:9
- 21 Galatians 3:10; Romans 3:19; Matthew 22:29–32; Galatians 3:23–24; Galatians 4:9
- 22 Genesis 16:15; Genesis 21:10; Genesis 21:1–2; Genesis 16:2–4
- 23 Hebrews 11:11; Romans 9:7–8; Genesis 21:1–2; Genesis 18:10–14; Galatians 4:28–29
- 24 Genesis 21:9–13; Hosea 11:10; 1 Corinthians 10:11; Hebrews 10:15–18; Hebrews 12:24
- 25 Matthew 23:37; Galatians 1:17; Psalm 68:17; Psalm 68:8; Deuteronomy 33:2
- 26 Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 21:2; Philippians 3:20; Micah 4:1–2; Revelation 3:12
- 27 Isaiah 54:1–5; Psalm 113:9; Ruth 4:14–16; 1 Samuel 2:5; 1 Timothy 5:5
- 28 Galatians 4:23; Romans 9:8–9; Romans 4:13–18; Galatians 3:29; Acts 3:25
- 29 Genesis 21:9; Romans 8:13; Galatians 5:11; 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15; Galatians 4:23
- 30 Genesis 21:10–12; John 8:35; Romans 8:15–17; Galatians 3:22; Romans 4:3
- 31 Galatians 5:13; Galatians 5:1; John 8:36; John 1:12–13; 1 John 3:1–2
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… in what sense [God] says, "That is a people who was not a people; and she is beloved who was not beloved;" and in what sense He says that "more are the children of her that was desolate, than of her who possessed a husband." For in reference to these points, and others of a like nature, the apostle exclaims: …
For she had "been the wife of one man," had requited her parents, had guided her house piously, was "well-reported of for good works," had "brought up children," as often travailing in birth of them as she saw them swerving from Thee.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For that He did come forth of the Virgin's flesh, He hath declared by speaking of "that which was conceived in her;" and Paul, by saying, "made of a woman;" whereby he stops the mouths of them that say, Christ came among us as through some conduit.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For God sent forth His Son, says Paul, not made of a man and a woman, but made of a woman only, that is of a virgin.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… (di' ou) ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son," and "Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by (dia) the will of God;" and again, "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God." And "like as Christ was raised up from the dead by (dia) the glory of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)